Circular No. 61/2025/TT-BNNMT stipulates economic and technical norms for water resource monitoring and warning, forecasting water sources. This document applies to organizations and individuals related to water resource management.
Scope of application
Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities; Heads of units under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and related organizations and individuals.
Key points
- Organizations and individuals conducting water resource monitoring must comply with the economic and technical norms prescribed in this Circular (Article 1).
- Workloads completed before the Circular takes effect do not need to be adjusted according to the new Circular, but workloads yet to be carried out must be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Circular (Article 2).
- This Circular replaces and abolishes certain old documents related to economic and technical norms for water resource monitoring and water source forecasting (Article 3).
- This Circular takes effect from December 3, 2025.
- Relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals must be responsible for implementing this Circular (Article 4).
🌐 Social impact of this document
- Enhance the effectiveness of water resource management through the application of new economic and technical norms.
- Reduce overlapping regulations currently in place regarding water source monitoring and forecasting.
- Related organizations and individuals may encounter difficulties when adjusting water resource management work according to the new Circular.
❓ Frequently asked questions
Which document does Circular No. 61/2025/TT-BNNMT replace?
This Circular replaces and abolishes Circular No. 01/2015/TT-BTNMT and Chapter 3 of Part III Economic and Technical Norms for Water Resource Surveying, Measuring, and Modeling Flow Assessment and Forecasting issued together with Circular No. 36/2017/TT-BTNMT.
When does this Circular take effect?
Circular No. 61/2025/TT-BNNMT takes effect from December 3, 2025.
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Article 1. This Circular promulgates economic and technical norms for water resource monitoring, warning, and forecasting.
Article 2. Transitional provisions
1. For the volume of work related to water resource monitoring, warning, and forecasting that has been carried out before the effective date of this Circular, there is no need to adjust according to the provisions of this Circular.
2. For the volume of work related to water resource monitoring, warning, and forecasting that has not yet been carried out before the effective date of this Circular, adjustments shall be made according to the provisions of this Circular.
Article 3. Effectiveness
1. This Circular takes effect from December 3, 2025.
2. Circular No. 01/2015/TT-BTNMT dated January 9, 2015, of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment promulgating economic and technical norms for water resource monitoring and forecasting shall cease to be effective from the date this Circular takes effect.
3. Chapter 3 of Part III of the Economic and Technical Norms for Surveying, Measuring Water Resources and Evaluating, Forecasting Water Resources Using Flow Models issued together with Circular No. 36/2017/TT-BTNMT dated October 6, 2017, of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment regulating technical and economic and technical norms for surveying, measuring water resources and evaluating, forecasting water resources using flow models shall be abolished from the date this Circular takes effect.
Article 4. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, governmental agencies, provincial People's Committees, heads of units under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and relevant organizations and individuals are responsible for implementing this Circular.
During the process of implementation, if there are difficulties or obstacles, agencies, organizations, and individuals should promptly report them to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for consideration and resolution./.
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